senioritis
/ˌsin.jɚˈaɪt.ɪs/
senioritis noun: a tendency of seniors in high school or college to skip class or slack off due to a desire to move on, or because they have already been accepted by a college and their further academic performance is no longer as relevant.
Noun
senioritis (uncountable)
- A tendency of seniors in high school or college to skip class or slack off due to a desire to move on, or because they have already been accepted by a college and their further academic performance is no longer as relevant.
- I don't know, but "senioritis" is real, as I discovered in my senior year. Senioritis is a frame of mind particular to high-school seniors.1984, W. Dean Memering, Frank O'Hare, The Writer's Work: Guide to Effective Composition - Page 121
- And right now she has a raging case of senioritis. […] Whether you call it senioritis or senior slump, there's no disguising the collective sigh of relief […]2003, Barbara Cooke, Carleton Kendrick, Take Out Your Nose Ring, Honey, We're Going to Grandma's: Hanging In ... - Page 111
Origin of senioritis
From senior + -itis.
Questions about senioritis
- What does senioritis mean?
- Senioritis means a tendency of seniors in high school or college to skip class or slack off due to a desire to move on, or because they have already been accepted by a college and their further academic performance is no longer as relevant.
- What part of speech is senioritis?
- Senioritis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce senioritis?
- Senioritis is pronounced /ˌsin.jɚˈaɪt.ɪs/.
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